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Pacific giant salamander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dicamptodontidae and Ambystomatidae are sister to each other. The genus Rhyacotriton was removed from Ambystomatidae around the same time, and the resultant family, Rhyacotritonidae, is probably basal among the Salamandroidea.
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Family Dicamptodontidae (Pacific giant salamanders). Information · Pictures · Classification. California giant salamander. Dicamptodon ensatus ...
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The salamander family Dicamptodontidae contains four extant species placed in the single genus, Dicamptodon (Good, 1989) plus extinct species placed in the genera Ambystomichnus, Bargmannia, Chrysotriton, Geyeriella and Wolterstorffiella (Estes, 1981). Dicamptodons are commonly known as Pacific giant salamanders...
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Dicamptodontidae Images. Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window ... people. Dicamptodontidae People ...
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Pacific giant salamanders live in wooded areas that have clear streams for larvae. Most of these salamanders live in coniferous woodlands, or those covered with trees that bear their seeds inside cones. These salamanders do ... PACIFIC GIANT SALAMANDERS AND PEOPLE ... Pacific giant salamanders are rarely seen by humans,
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Pacific Giant Salamanders: Dicamptodontidae - Behavior And Reproduction [next] [back] Pacific Giant Salamanders: Dicamptodontidae - Geographic Range ... Other Free Encyclopedias :: Animal Life Resource :: Amphibians :: Pacific Giant Salamanders: Dicamptodontidae - Physical Characteristics, Geographic Range, Diet,
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Medium to large terrestrial salamanders, distributed in the western United States. Largest living terrestrial salamanders, with Dicamptodon reaching up to 351 mm. The aquatic larvae require 2 to 4.5 years to reach metamorphosis. ... Dicamptodontidae (see family information on Tree of Life site)
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Idaho Giant Salamander Species Account ... General Description: As the name suggests, the Idaho Giant Salamander is the largest salamander found in the state of Idaho. These salamanders have robust bodies and heads and can grow to lengths of 33cm total length. ... The larvae of this salamander are adapted to living in streams,
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Family: Dicamptodontidae; (Pacific Mole Salamanders) ... Until recently, the species in this family were lumped into the family Ambystomatidae. David Good (1989) proposed that the species Dicamptodon ensatus (which is the species described in Nussbaum et al. 1983) be split into three species.
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